Mad
#237
(March 1983)
EC,
1952 Series
- Price
- 1.00 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly except for February, May, August and November
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- E.C. Publications Inc.
- Barcode
- 070989332003
- Editing
- Al Feldstein (editor)
Paltry Guise
Special Deffects Dept. / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Arnie Kogen
- Pencils
- Jack Davis (signed)
- Inks
- Jack Davis (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Craig T. Nelson [as Heave Feeling]; JoBeth Williams [as Dyin Feeling]; Heather O'Rourke [as Caro Anne]; Oliver Robins [as Blobbie Feeling]; Dominique Dunne [as Tana Feeling]
- Synopsis
- In a parody of the film "Poltergeist," a family tries to cope with the strange incidents that randomly occur in their new home.
- Reprints
-
in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #167 (März 1983) -
in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #67 (Summer 1989) - in Mad (EC, 2018 series) #16 (December 2020), #27 (October 2022)
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One Fine Day in Fairbanks, Alaska
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Don Martin
- Pencils
- Don Martin (signed)
- Inks
- Don Martin (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A dog sled is forced to make a series of stops.
Drawn Out Dramas
Marginal Thinking Dept. / cartoon / 0 pages
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
Cartoons drawn into the margins of random pages.
If Famous Poets had to Make a Living Today
Rhyme Marches On Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Classic poets apply their talents to mundane modern jobs.
Further Additions to Mad's Little-Known and Very Useless Weights, Measures & Distances
Statistickle Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Specific measurements for odd occurrences in life.
- Reprints
- in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #167 (März 1983)
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The 1982 Mad Yearbook
Photo Play-Offs Dept. / photo story / 3 pages
- Script
- Lou Silverstone
- Pencils
- ? (photo)
- Inks
- ? (photo)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Satirical captions are added below generic file photos parodying current events.
How to Read an Airline Menu
Jet-Gag Dept. / text story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Notes are added to a typical airline menu explaining some of the jargon in cynical terms.
- Reprints
- in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #172 (August 1983)
-
in Mad (Kontekst, 1979 series) #164 ([1984])
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The Lighter Side of...
Berg's Eye View Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Humorous reactions to situations involving communication, meals, birthdays, fathers, flattery, advice, timing, the environment, cars, chauvinism, working, shopping, fighting, and exams.
One Fine Day in Chicago, Illinois
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Don Martin
- Pencils
- Don Martin (signed)
- Inks
- Don Martin (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A blind man gets an unwanted contribution.
- Reprints
If They Passed Other "Truth In..." Laws
Unforked Tongue-in-Cheek Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- If other people in other situations were required to tell the truth just like advertisers.
- Reprints
- in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #169 (Mai 1983)
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #66 (Spring 1989)
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Little-Known and Rarely Diagnosed Mad Ailments Contracted at Airports
Sick Humor Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Outrageous medical conditions that are caused by being in airports.
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #67 (Summer 1989)
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Spy Vs. Spy
Joke & Dagger Dept. [Joke and Dagger Dept.]; Spy vs. Spy / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Antonio Prohías
- Pencils
- Antonio Prohías (signed)
- Inks
- Antonio Prohías (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; spy
- Characters
- The Black Spy; The White Spy
- Synopsis
- The Black Spy carves a bust of the White Spy for nefarious purposes.
- Reprints
- in Mad (EC, 2018 series) #18 (April 2021)
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Mad's School Teacher of the Year
Proctor Scope Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Lou Silverstone
- Pencils
- Paul Coker (credited as Paul Coker Jr.)
- Inks
- Paul Coker (credited as Paul Coker Jr.)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A high school teacher is interviewed about his job and his approach to education.
- Reprints
- in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #171 (Juli 1983)
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #67 (Summer 1989)
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One Fine Day in Rochester, New York
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Don Martin
- Pencils
- Don Martin (signed)
- Inks
- Don Martin (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A nurse wheels a patient into a crowded elevator.
- Reprints
- in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #169 (Mai 1983)
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Some Simple Laws that Make Sense Out of Soap Operas
Serial Ingredient Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Mark Dressler
- Pencils
- Angelo Torres
- Inks
- Angelo Torres
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Ordinances designed to regulate the behavior of soap opera characters.
A Foreign Traveler's Guide to the United States
Tour de Farce Dept. / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Almanac with advice to tourists about life in the United States.
- Reprints
- in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #174 (Oktober 1983)
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How Will Our Military Budget Result in Bloodshed?
Mad Fold-In / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- advocacy; humor
- Synopsis
- The military can inflict pain on an unintended target.
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
[The Treasure Hunters]
comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Sergio Aragonés
- Pencils
- Jack Davis (signed)
- Inks
- Jack Davis (signed)
- Colors
- Jack Davis
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A group of underwater treasure hunters get more than they bargained for.
- Reprints
- in Mad (BSV - Williams, 1967 series) #172 (August 1983)
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Indexer Notes
Back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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1.
Paltry Guise
Special Deffects Dept. -
2.
One Fine Day in Fairbanks, Alaska
Don Martin Dept. -
3.
Drawn Out Dramas
Marginal Thinking Dept. -
4.
If Famous Poets had to Make a Living Today
Rhyme Marches On Dept. -
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Further Additions to Mad's Little-Known and Very Useless Weights, Measures & Distances
Statistickle Dept. -
6.
The 1982 Mad Yearbook
Photo Play-Offs Dept. -
7.
How to Read an Airline Menu
Jet-Gag Dept. -
8.
The Lighter Side of...
Berg's Eye View Dept. -
9.
One Fine Day in Chicago, Illinois
Don Martin Dept. -
10.
If They Passed Other "Truth In..." Laws
Unforked Tongue-in-Cheek Dept. -
11.
Little-Known and Rarely Diagnosed Mad Ailments Contracted at Airports
Sick Humor Dept. -
12.
Spy Vs. Spy
Joke & Dagger Dept. [Joke and Dagger Dept.]; Spy vs. Spy -
13.
Mad's School Teacher of the Year
Proctor Scope Dept. -
14.
One Fine Day in Rochester, New York
Don Martin Dept. -
15.
Some Simple Laws that Make Sense Out of Soap Operas
Serial Ingredient Dept. -
16.
A Foreign Traveler's Guide to the United States
Tour de Farce Dept. -
17.
How Will Our Military Budget Result in Bloodshed?
Mad Fold-In -
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[The Treasure Hunters]
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